Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '18 at 23:52
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 65.3 2-Core 132 59% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 321 36% 280 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 56.4 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 58.8 46% 63.3 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 72 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 198 145 126 113 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 450 Write 407 Mixed 366 SusWrite 176 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 38.6 127% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 191 145% 195 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 124%
WD Ext HDD 1021 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 108GB free Firmware: 2002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 33 33 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 41 Write 39.5 Mixed 35 SusWrite 33 28% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 24%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 80GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 69 69 70 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 69.1 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 60%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 296GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 132 Write 133 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 104 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 84%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 443GB free Firmware: 1065 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 133 133 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 133 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 1,957 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.2% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 84%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	869x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16